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NFL team season
The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eleventh in the National Football League (NFL). Despite posting a 10–6 record and having a dominant five-game win streak to close out the season , the Seahawks narrowly missed the playoffs , losing the tiebreakers with both AFC wild card teams.[ 1]
Safety Kenny Easley playing against the Washington Redskins in Week 4
Prior to this season, the team moved its Kirkland headquarters a mile east, from the former shipyard on the shore of Lake Washington to a new facility at Northwest College .[ 2] Summer training camp was held at the new site rather than at Eastern Washington University in Cheney , southwest of Spokane .[ 2]
1986 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
President/general manager – Mike McCormack
Assistant general manager – Chuck Allen
Player personnel director – Mike Allman
Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson
Pro personnel assistant – Randy Mueller
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special teams – Rusty Tillman
Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik
[ 3]
Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1987 Pro Bowl .
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[ 4] [ 5]
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1986 NFL season results[ 6]
Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, a memorable moment during the season was Steve Largent breaking Harold Carmichael 's NFL record for consecutive games (128) with at least one reception. It came on October 6 in a 33–7 home victory over the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football as Seattle improved its record to 4–1.[ 7] [ 8]
Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts [ edit ]
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
0
0
7 7 14
Seahawks
0
14
7 0 21
at Kingdome , Seattle
Week P2: at Detroit Lions [ edit ]
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Seahawks
7
3
3 14 0 27
Lions
0
17
3 7 3 30
at Silverdome , Pontiac, Michigan
Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ edit ]
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
7
7
0 3 17
Seahawks
0
14
3 10 27
at Kingdome , Seattle
Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ]
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
3
7
0 0 10
49ers
0
14
0 7 21
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco
Date : Game time : 6:01 pm local Game weather : partly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C), wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)Game attendance : 52,419Referee : Ben Dreith TV : KING Gamebook
Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ]
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Steelers
0
0
0 0 0
Seahawks
0
6
10 14 30
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Dave Brown 18-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 5:50 (SEA 13–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 0:40 (SEA 16–0)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:46 (SEA 23–0)
SEA – Randall Morris 49-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:35 (SEA 30–0)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
PIT – 61 – 85 – 146 – 5
SEA – 172 – 202 – 374 – 2
Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ]
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
3
0
7 7 17
Seahawks
0
13
10 0 23
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 14:57 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 11:51 (SEA 6–3)
SEA – Daryl Turner 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:56 (SEA 13–3)
Third quarter
KC – Carlos Carson 70-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 9:23 (SEA 13–10)
SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 6:34 (SEA 16–10)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:47 (SEA 23–10)
Fourth quarter
KC – Jeff Smith 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:04 (SEA 23–17)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
KC – 167 – 98 – 265 – 3
SEA – 203 – 128 – 331 – 1
Week 3: at New England Patriots [ edit ]
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
0
7 24 38
Patriots
7
10
0 14 31
at Sullivan Stadium , Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : September 21Game time : 1:00 pm local Game weather : drizzle, 53 °F (12 °C), 94% humidity, wind NE 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)Game attendance : 58,977Referee : Bob FredericTV announcers (NBC ) : Tom Davis & Dave Rowe Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Tony Franklin 26-yard field goal, 6:39 (NE 10–7)
NE – Stanley Morgan 27-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 1:55 (NE 17–7)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NE – Stanley Morgan 44-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 14:52 (NE 24–14)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 12:37 (SEA 24–21)
NE – Stanley Morgan 30-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 6:51 (NE 31–21)
SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 2:35 (NE 31–24)
SEA – Paul Moyer recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 2:12 (Tied 31–31)
SEA – Ray Butler 67-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:14 (SEA 38–31)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 183 – 120 – 303 – 0
NE – 386 – 120 – 506 – 1
Week 4: at Washington Redskins [ edit ]
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
0
0 7 14
Redskins
6
3
7 3 19
at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C.
Date : September 28Game time : 1:00 pm local Game weather : cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 90% humidity, wind SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 54,157Referee : Pat Haggerty TV announcers (NBC ) : Charlie Jones and Jimmy CefaloGamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
WAS – Steve Cox 57-yard field goal, 0:12 (WAS 9–7)
Third quarter
WAS – George Rogers 7-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 1:25 (WAS 16–7)
Fourth quarter
WAS – Mark Moseley 36-yard field goal, 8:14 (WAS 19–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:50 (WAS 19–14)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 213 – 148 – 361 – 2
WAS – 195 – 162 – 357 – 1
Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers [ edit ]
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
7
0
0 0 7
Seahawks
0
6
17 10 33
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 13:49 (SD 7–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 0:35 (SD 7–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 54-yard field goal, 10:36 (SEA 9–7)
SEA – Byron Franklin 46-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:04 (SEA 16–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:51 (SEA 23–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Eric Lane 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:39 (SEA 30–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 20-yard field goal, 7:12 (SEA 33–7)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SD – 222 – 49 – 271 – 5
SEA – 294 – 218 – 512 – 3
Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders [ edit ]
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
3
7 0 10
Raiders
7
7
0 0 14
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
LA – Jessie Hester 49-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 10:47 (LA 14–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 1:56 (LA 14–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:43 (LA 14–10)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 120 – 91 – 211 – 0
LA – 185 – 138 – 323 – 2
Week 7: vs. New York Giants [ edit ]
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
9
0 3 12
Seahawks
7
0
3 7 17
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 7:03 (SEA 10–9)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:00 (SEA 17–9)
NYG – Raul Allegre 31-yard field goal, 4:42 (SEA 17–12)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
NYG – 145 – 162 – 307 – 4
SEA – 146 – 72 – 218 – 2
Week 8: at Denver Broncos [ edit ]
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
3
3 7 13
Broncos
10
3
0 7 20
at Mile High Stadium , Denver , Colorado
Date : October 26Game time : 2:00 pm local Game weather : clear, 66 °F (19 °C), 22% humidity, wind N 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)Game attendance : 76,089Referee : Gordon McCarter TV announcers (NBC ) : Dick Enberg and Merlin OlsenGamebook
Game information
First quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 22-yard field goal, 9:34 (DEN 3–0)
DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:26 (DEN 10–0)
Second quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal, 4:58 (DEN 13–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 3:04 (DEN 13–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 9:19 (DEN 13–6)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 50 – 164 – 214 – 0
DEN – 332 – 118 – 450 – 2
Week 9: vs. New York Jets [ edit ]
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
3
21
7 7 38
Seahawks
7
0
0 0 7
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYJ – Al Toon 50-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 12:00 (NYJ 10–7)
NYJ – Wesley Walker 83-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 9:30 (NYJ 17–7)
NYJ – Freeman McNeil 9-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 5:20 (NYJ 24–7)
Third quarter
NYJ – Al Toon 36-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 8:41 (NYJ 31–7)
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Mickey Shuler 1-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 13:33 (NYJ 38–7)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
NYJ – 427 – 126 – 553 – 0
SEA – 271 – 51 – 322 – 3
Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:54 (KC 24–7)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 108 – 25 – 133 – 3
KC – 248 – 127 – 375 – 4
Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ]
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0
7 0 7
Bengals
7
3
7 17 34
at Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati , Ohio
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
CIN – Jim Breech 37-yard field goal, 8:41 (CIN 10–0)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
CIN – Eddie Edwards recovered fumble in end zone (Jim Breech kick), 11:13 (CIN 24–7)
CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 6:32 (CIN 27–7)
CIN – Louis Breeden 36-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick), 0:27 (CIN 34–7)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA –127 – 179 – 306 – 5
CIN – 320 – 105 – 425 – 4
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ]
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
3
3
7 7 20
Seahawks
7
14
0 3 24
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PHI – Paul McFadden 32-yard field goal, 3:48 (SEA 7–6)
SEA – Eric Lane 12-yard blocked punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:13 (SEA 14–6)
SEA – bobby joe edmonds 75-yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:11 (SEA 21–6)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
PHI – Kenny Jackson 9-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick), 8:18 (SEA 21–20)
SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 24–20)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
PHI – 182 – 142 – 324 – 0
SEA – 260 – 80 – 340 – 3
Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys [ edit ]
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
17
0 7 31
Cowboys
7
0
7 0 14
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:04 (SEA 14–7)
SEA – Byron Franklin 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:56 (SEA 21–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 0:08 (SEA 24–7)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 9-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:06 (SEA 31–14)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 214 – 201 – 415 – 1
DAL – 201 – 127 – 328 – 1
Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Raiders [ edit ]
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
0
0
0 0 0
Seahawks
14
10
6 7 37
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 4:17 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:45 (SEA 24–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 51-yard field goal, 9:13 (SEA 27–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 5:09 (SEA 30–0)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:31 (SEA 37–0)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
LA – 98 – 40 – 138 – 3
SEA – 224 – 183 – 407 – 1
Week 15: at San Diego Chargers [ edit ]
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
10
7
3 14 34
Chargers
0
17
0 7 24
at San Diego Stadium , San Diego , California
Date : December 14Game time : 1:00 pm local Game weather : high clouds, 64 °F (18 °C), 71% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 47,096Referee : Chuck Heberling TV announcers (NBC ) : Jay Randolph and Dave RoweGamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 9:01 (SEA 20–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:40 (SEA 27–17)
SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:56 (SEA 27–24)
SEA – Ray Butler 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:23 (SEA 34–24)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 286 – 140 – 426 – 0
SD – 220 – 85 – 305 – 1
Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos [ edit ]
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Broncos
0
10
3 3 16
Seahawks
3
17
7 14 41
at Kingdome , Seattle
Date : December 20Game time : 1:07 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 63,697Referee : Red Cashion TV announcers (NBC ) : Dick Enberg and Merlin OlsenGamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:49 (SEA 10–0)
DEN – Rich Karlis 31-yard field goal, 6:14 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 4:22 (SEA 13–3)
DEN – Orson Mobley 17-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:06 (SEA 13–10)
SEA – Daryl Turner 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:18 (SEA 20–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:14 (SEA 27–10)
DEN – Rich Karlis 34-yard field goal, 1:00 (SEA 27–13)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal, 14:10 (SEA 27–16)
SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:51 (SEA 34–16)
SEA – Curt Warner 60-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 6:10 (SEA 41–16)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
DEN – 193 – 75 – 268 – 0
SEA – 238 – 298 – 536 – 1
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